The Battle for Mosul Will Be Live Streamed, With Emoji

CNN brought live war coverage to your living room. Now you can watch it on Facebook, during your commute.
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The picture looked like many others beamed across the world from war zones: plumes of smoke floating above a faraway town, hinting at destruction that remained out of sight.

Except this footage had emojis zipping across the bottom of the screen. Surprised. Angry. And thumbs up.